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PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

J. M. WALCUTT.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Juiy 14, i908.-

Application led June 20, 1906. Serial No. 322,521.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JOHN M. WALCUTT, aV

citizen of the United States, residing atl opening and closing the boxes.

' This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this specication, in which Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 show a box constructed according to this invention. Fig. 1 is a view of a broad side of the boxshowin the box open at the top. Fig. 2 is a vertica section along the line a b of the box shown in Fig. 1, the box bein open at the to 3 is a similar vertica section along t e a l) of the box shown in Fig. 1, except that in Fig. 3 the box is shown as bein vclosed at the top. Fig. 4 shows the severa parts of the box made, preferably, in one piece from some suitable material.

The dotted lines in Fig. 4 indicate the lines at which the material of the box when made of one piece, as shown in Fig. 4, is to be bent or folded in assembling and adjusting the several parts of the box so as to form the box as represented in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Any suitab e material may be used for the construction of a box embodying this invention, for example, card-board, wood, paper, leather and the like. The material should preferably be flexible material so that the several parts of the box may be made in one piece, as shown in Fig. 4, and may be bent or fold'- ed so as to assemble and adjust the several parts to form the box, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. 1

Referring to the figures of the drawings, A, B, C and D are four sides of the box. E, F and G are parts folded or bent to form the bottom of the box. H H are projections from the sides A and C extending above the tops of the sides B and D and provided preferably with holes I I for the reception of pivots J J. K, L and M are extensions of the side B ada ted to bend or fold along the dotted lines c ef and g h shown in Fig. 4, which dotted lines are indicated respec- Fig.

tively at the points c, e and gin Figs. 2 and 3*. V On the sides of the part M are extensions N N provided with holes I I for the reception of the pivots or equivalent means J J corresponding to the holes I I in the parts H H. The parts N N are adapted to end or fold along the dotted lines g i and h y' shown in Fig. 4.

When the arts of the box shown in Fig. 4 are assemb ed and adjusted, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the pivots J J are inserted into the holes I I in the parts N N and H H whereby the parts N and H are secured together upon the turning over of the ends of the pivots J J which may consist of small cylinders of metal or other suitable material. Other contiguous parts of the box may be glued, pasted or otherwise fastened together where suitable or desirable, but the parts K, L and M must be free to revolve and to bend or fold along the lines c d, ef and g h, and the parts N N must be free'to turn or revolve on pivots J J. If, when the parts of the box shown in Fig. 4 have been assembled and adjusted together, the parts K, L and M and the parts N N have assumed the positions Shown in Fig. 3, the box will be closed at the opening C of the box. In order to open the box, closed at the opening C as shown in Fig.`

3, the parts N N are caused to revolve toward the side B upon the ivots J J by a pressure applied on any suita le point or points, and as the parts N N revolve toward the side B they cause the parts M, L and K also to move and to assume finally their positions as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when the box isopen.

lWhenthe box is open, as shown in Figs. 1

and 2, the opening O preferably extends down lower on one side than on another side.

What I claim is 1. A box provided with a rotary cover, consisting of connected, folding parts having rojections secured by pivots to sides of the box, the box and cover being made of one piece of material, substantially as described. 2. A box provided with a rotary cover pivoted at one end upon pivots resting in sides of the box and connected at the other end with a side of the box, substantially as described. 3. A box provided with a rotary and folding cover pivoted at one end upon pivots resting in sides of the box and connected at the other end with a side of the box, substantially as described.

4. A box provided with a rotary cover piv oted at one end upon pivots resting in sides the other end with a side of' the box, the box of the box and connected at the other end and cover being made of one piece of 111Mo- 10 with a sde pf the box, the boX amil cover berial, substantially as described. ing Ina e o one ieoe of materia substany ,vw muy as describe (1i Jol-1N M. WALeUi 1 5. A box provided with a rotary and fold- Witnesses: ing cover pvoted at one end upon pivots ANNIE J. IRVINE, resting in sides of the box and connected at LOUIS HICKS. 

